2026-04-19 23:33 UTC
@SteveBellovin@infosec.exchange @ncweaver.skerry-tech.com If I recall correctly, whether residential trash collection is free in NYC is complicated. The general rule is residential is free (from DSNY), and commercial is private haulers. But sme residential buildings are classified as commercial for reasons no one understands and have to hire private haulers.
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@SteveBellovin@infosec.exchange 2026-04-19 23:38
@mattblaze @ncweaver.skerry-tech.com It's more complicated than that. The Postal Service felt that my building was commercial, possibly because Columbia owned it or possibly because of its earlier history when owned by a neighboring hospital and used variously as a nurse's dormitory, an in-patient detox facility, and a few other things. Despite all that, the DSNY picked up the trash.
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@paul_ipv6@infosec.exchange 2026-04-20 00:03
@mattblaze @SteveBellovin @ncweaver.skerry-tech.com NYC is the epitomy of "but we've always done it this way" and "i know a guy who knows a guy who..." :)